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Spinal Cord Decompression Through The Pedicle

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 63055

Removes disc material or bone pressing on the spinal cord or a nerve root, reaching the front of the spinal canal from behind by working through the pedicle, the short bony bridge on the side of a vertebra. It treats pressure that cannot be reached safely from directly behind.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Spinal Cord Decompression Through The Pedicle cost?

$2,754

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,754 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,905 to $8,128.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $1,585 to $12,589Professionalmedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $2,692 to $3,802
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,754professional $2,692

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$11,481.54
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,760.83
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$6,918.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$6,309.57
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,801.89
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,467.37
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$13,803.84
Typical High
$23,442.29
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$20,892.96
Typical High
$20,892.96
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,089.30

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 14.8 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

North Carolina· 43rd of 50

$2,754

IN $22,387WV $1,514

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.